Ax-display stand.



G. L. SAMUEL.

AX DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1913.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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adapted especially for the display of axes,

ax handles andheads and other articles.

The general objects of the invention are toimprove. and simplify theconstruction of exhibiting stands, racks-or. the like so. as to be comaratively inexpensive to manufacture, ta e up a minimum of floorspacewhile having. a large. storing capacity, and .at the same timeholding the. axes in such a mannor as to .efiectively displaythem.

Another .ob ect of the invention is the provision of a display standmade in a. plurality of sections, a main or. central. section serving tohold .rows .of'hanxiled axes or heads, aside .on overhanging. sectioncarried by the main section andserving to hold ax handles and unhandledheads, another Lside section ,carried ;by .the .main section whichservestohold any desired articles,

such .as scythe blades.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the rack or standthat. it will hold .a plurality of rows of axes which areeiiectivelymaintained in spaced relation, the

means for. holding-each row of axes consist-- ing of two horizontal barsfor supporting the heads of the axes and grip. portions. of the handlesrespectively, and a notched bitengaging-bar or spacing element into thenotches of which the bits or blades of the axes. engage, whereby theaxes are held spaced apart.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises various novel features ofconstruction and-arrangement of partssuch as will be set forth withparticularity in the follow-ing description and claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one .embodiment of theinvention, and wherein. similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views,

Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the combination stand or rack;:F-ig. 2is a vertical section thereof. showing rows of axes positioned thereon;Fig. 3 is an end view of a .side-raoklor extension of; thestand'torholdstandards. ards together these bars-4- serve. to hold theSpecification of Letters Patent. P te t 3 %915, application filedNovember 28, Serial No. 803,497. I

ing the handles and axheads; Fig.4: is a vertical section of this sideextenslon with ax.v handles positioned therein; :Fig. .5 is an end V18Wof the means for supporting scytheblades; and Fig. 6 is a detailsectional. vview showing the manner of supporting the notchedblade-receiving bars. 7

Referring to the drawing, a pet is shown as constructed of pipe.stockandcouplings so as to make a durable .d substantial structure at aminimum .of labor and. expense, but it is to beunderstoodthat othermaterial may he employedinthe. con struction. of the stand. The standcomprises front standards A. and A ards B and B, eachof.whichismadepfsect ons 1 of pipe united-by couplings 2.

by horizontal bars -3 which arennited to the standards .bythe,couplings. 2. Between therear standards B and B arehoriZointallydisposed wooden bars 4 which are fastenedby clips 5 to thecouplings.2,.of the rear standards, said clips being engaged The frontstandards are connected. togetherit 'bottom bead-S orfianges .6 .,of.thecon-- -pl1ngs,. as clearly shown in ;Fig. 6, so that the barswillnotslip downwardly. on the B sides connecting the standaxes in the rackorstand in spaced relation, since the upper edges of these .bars 4 are vand rear standprovided with spaced recesses or notches 7 to,receive thebits or blades of the axes.

In front of each bar d is .a rest. or. support 8 disposed horizontallyand. consistingeach of a section. of pipe or .rod. The ends. of

these supports 8 are connectedwith .cou-- phngs 9 WhlCh are in turnconnectedby sections of pipe 10 with the couplings 2 of per ends of therear standards. the pres ent embodiment there are .four notchedblade-receiving bars 4, but any desired number may be employed. Cotperating with the lowest bar 4 is a fronthandle-supporting rod 3 whichis connected to the front s'tan ardsby. hangers 3 which arefastenedtothe lowest ceuplingsQ of the: front standthe rear standards. Certainofthecouplings ards. In use, the axes are placed on the stand as shown inFig. 2. The grip ends of the handles rest 0 top of the horizontalsupports 3 and 3 rz h le the heads of the axes rest on the r ar supports8, the blades or bits of the axes extending mto the notches Z of'thebars 4. In order that the dimension of the stand from front to rear maybe reduced to a minimum the supports 3 are mounted considerably lowerthan the corresponding supports 8 for the rows of axes, and consequentlythe handles of the axes will be inclined downwardly from the I rear tothe front of the stand. The rows of handles and ax heads.

axes are spaced vertically far enough apart to enable the axes to betaken from the stand with facility. As the grip ends of the handles areforemost any ax can be grasped and removed from the stand." When thestand is used against the wall the axes are accessible only from thefront, but when the stand is placed nearer toward the center of thefloor the axes are accessible from the rear,since both the front andrear of the stand are open. At the rear of the stand there is a topextension consisting of upwardly-extending members 12 fastened to therear standards and a horizontal connecting member 13, on which latter issuspended a sign board 14 which can contain any/suitable advertisingmatter.

The stand is provided with a lateral extension or rack section 0 whichis made of pipe stock and couplings, this rack section being used forthe purpose. of holding ax The section 0' is a skeleton rectangularstructure consisting of upper horizontal rods or bars 15 and 16 securedto couplings in the front and rear standards A and B, and lower frontand rear bars 15 and 16 secured to conplings 2 in the said standards.The

' members 15 and 15 are connected by vertical member 17, while themembers 16 and 16 are connected by a vertical member 18, couplings 19being employed to unite the parts. Between the upper set of couplings 19is a connecting member 20 extendingfrom the front to the rear, and acorresponding member 21 unites the lower couplings 19. Between themembers 15 and 16 are horizontal bars 22 which are arranged close enoughtogether that between every pair of adjacent bars 22 ax handles can beplaced and suspended by their grip ends, Fig. 4, since these ends arethe thickest part of the axhandle. The head ends I) of the handlesextend downwardly through the bottom of the handle rack G, which bottomis open. By suspendin the handles in this manner there is no liabilityof their becoming twisted or warped, as is common in the case with theold methods of storing away handles. Obviously a large number of handlescan be held between each pair of bars 22, so that the .handle rack G, asshown, will have a large capacity. At the front, rear and sides of therac C, are ax head supports or holders comprising vertical members 23fastened to the top and bottom of the rack G, and on these members 23are laterally-extending fingers or cross members 24.- on which single ordouble bit ax heads 0, as shown in Fig. 3, are su ported, the eyes ofthe ax heads receiving the horizontal supporting fingers 24..

At the opposite side of the stand from the handle rack C is a rack Dused for the purpose of supporting rows ofscythe blades. For supportingeach row of blades an extension 8 projects from each coupling 9, and anotched wooden strip or support 25 is mounted on the front standard A.The hook or inner ends (2 of the scythe blade e are engaged over theextensions or members 8 ,.to be supported thereby, as shown in Fig. 5,while the tip portions of the blades are supported by the notched strips25. These strips 25, which serve to keep the blades spaced apart, arefastened by means of clips 26 to laterally-extending arms 27 fastened tothe couplings 2 of the front standard A and to the hanger 3 The edges ofthe blades are turned downwardly so that there I is no danger of aperson becoming out by accidental contact with the blades.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

the advantages of the construction and method of operation will bereadily understood by those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, and while I have described the principle of operation, to-

gether with the device which I now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, I. desire to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as arewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, ll

. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A display stand comprising front and rear standards at each end ofthe stand, and each standard consisting of pipe sections united bycouplings, transverse members connected with the couplings of front andrear standards, longitudinal members connected with the couplings of thefront standard, horizontal longitudinal members connected with thetransverse members and disposed respectively above the correspondingfront longitudinal members, and notched horizontal bars disposedadjacent the lastmentioned members and fastened to the couplings of therear standard.

2. A display stand comprising front and rear standards at eachend of thestand, and each standard consisting of pipe sections united bycouplings, transverse members connected with the couplings of front andrear standards, longitudinal members connected withthe couplings of thefront standard, horizontal longitudinal members connected with thetransverse members and disposed respectively above the correspondingfront longitudinal members, notched horizontal bars disposed adjacentthe. horizontal longitudinal members and fastened to the couplings ofthe rear standard, outwardlyextending article-holding members connectedwith the couplings of the front standards, notched bars on suchoutwardly-extending members, and additional outwardlyextendmg membersdisposed parallel with the last-mentioned notched bars and connectedwith the transverse members of the adjacent end of the stand.

3. A stand for displaying axes, comprisbars,

disposed in front of the notched bars for supporting the heads of axeswith the blades of the axes disposed in the notches of the frontstandards, and bars extending between and connected with the frontstandards for supporting the handles of the axes.v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this s ecification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses CLARENCE LEMUEL SAMUEL.

Witnesses: l

J. O. ANDERSON, 'lHos. J. HARRISON=

